The central bank doesn't set mortgage rates outright, but its policy decisions affect the housing market's longer-term ...

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The Trump administration’s tariffs regime has disrupted markets, darkened the outlook for employers and businesses and hammered consumer sentiment.

As expected, interest rates didn't budge today. You can blame tariffs. At the conclusion of its May 6-7 meeting today, the ...

What the Fed rate announcement means for homebuyers, borrowers and savers.

Though the Fed's policy changes have a ripple effect on all short-term lending rates, the central bank doesn't directly set ...

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Sanjeev Sharma returns to explain his methodology and share his S&P 500 forecast for 2025. Key factors include wages, ...

Trump's repeated attacks on Fed Chair Jerome Powell, including the usual schoolyard taunts and names, have made it almost impossible for Powell and his colleagues to cut short-term rates at their ...

Excess money supply growth potentially can cause inflation and generate fears that the government may tighten money growth by allowing the interest rates to rise which in turn, lowers future prices.

The Federal Reserve will likely keep its key short-term interest rate unchanged on Wednesday, despite harsh criticism from ...